Blackbarn Farm, Ipsden, Wallingford OX10 6AEczbespokecarpentry@gmail.com Mon–Sun, 7:30am–5:00pm Services Service Areas Our WorkAboutReviewsAdviceContact07462 376053Get a Free Quote Media Units · Henley-on-Thames # Bespoke Media Units inHenley-on-Thames Media walls built around period chimney breasts in Henley reception rooms, with the cables, sockets and lighting planned in before the joinery arrives. Get a Free Fixed-Price Quote07462 376053 - Home - Services - Media Units - Henley-on-Thames 10 years on the tools in finish carpentry £2m public liability insurance NVQ Level 2 carpentry and joinery qualified 72 hours to a written fixed-price quote CAD drawings approved before anything is built Media Units in Henley-on-Thames Reception rooms in Henley's Georgian and Victorian townhouses almost always centre on a chimney breast, and that is exactly where most clients want the television and media storage to sit. Doing that well means solving two problems at once: building joinery that respects the room's original proportions and mouldings, and getting the cables, sockets and ventilation for the equipment into the wall before the units go anywhere near it. Get the sequence wrong and you end up with a visible cable trailing down a listed cornice or a plug socket in the wrong place behind a fixed panel. Riverside living rooms bring a different version of the same challenge. These are often longer, more open spaces with large glazing, where a media wall becomes one of the main architectural features of the room rather than a piece tucked into an alcove. A run of that length needs setting out that stays dead straight over its full width, and equipment bays with enough ventilation for AV gear that will otherwise overheat behind a closed sprayed door. We coordinate the electrics for every media unit with the qualified electrician we work with, agreeing socket positions, aerial and data points and lighting circuits before first fix happens, so nothing has to be chased into finished plaster afterwards. The joinery itself is drawn in CAD, showing the elevation and equipment layout, then built and sprayed in our Ipsden workshop before it comes to site. Where a chimney breast forms part of a listed building's protected fabric, any consent needed to alter it is the homeowner's responsibility to check with South Oxfordshire District Council before we finalise the design. More on media unitsCarpentry across Henley-on-ThamesSee finished work ## What Henley-on-Thames homes ask of media units ### Building around a period chimney breast Most Henley media wall projects sit either side of an original chimney breast with a working or decorative fireplace still in place. We set the units out from the fireplace surround so the joinery reads as a considered pair rather than two mismatched boxes, and keep clearances around any working flue to a safe, code-compliant standard. Cornice and picture rail lines in these rooms are rarely level along the whole wall, so the top of the media wall is scribed to follow the room's actual geometry rather than assuming a straight datum. ### Electrics planned before the joinery arrives We agree socket, aerial, data and lighting positions with the qualified electrician we work with at the design stage, before any first fix work happens. That means power for the screen and equipment sits exactly where the CAD drawing says it should, hidden behind the unit rather than visible beside it. Equipment bays are sized and ventilated for the AV gear you actually own, so amplifiers, consoles and routers do not overheat behind a closed door, which is one of the most common complaints with retrofitted media furniture. ### Long runs in riverside reception rooms Open-plan riverside living rooms often call for a longer media wall than a typical townhouse alcove, sometimes spanning a full wall alongside built-in storage either side. Keeping a run that length dead straight depends on checking the wall over its full length at survey stage, not just at the two ends. Large glazing in these rooms also means the media wall is viewed from multiple angles across an open space, so we finish the sides and returns to the same standard as the front face rather than treating them as unseen. ### Finish that matches the rest of the room Doors and panels are sprayed in our workshop to whichever colour reference you supply, matched where possible to existing woodwork or paintwork elsewhere in the room so the media wall does not read as a separate addition. Where the project includes wider works such as panelling, skirting or architrave, we sequence the media unit alongside that finish carpentry so the whole room is completed to one consistent standard. Why us here ## Why Henley-on-Thames homeowners choose CZ Bespoke Carpentry - ### Electrics agreed before first fix Socket, aerial, data and lighting positions are planned with the qualified electrician we work with, so nothing needs chasing into finished walls later. - ### Set out to the room's real geometry Cornice, picture rail and fireplace lines are surveyed properly, so the media wall sits level and symmetrical even where the room itself is not perfectly square. - ### Ventilated for real equipment Equipment bays are sized around the AV gear you own, avoiding the overheating that closed, unventilated media cabinets often cause. - ### Sprayed finish matched to the room Doors and panels are sprayed in-house to your chosen colour, matched to existing woodwork so the unit reads as part of the room, not an addition. - ### Long runs checked over their full length Riverside living room walls are surveyed across their full width, not just at the ends, so long media walls stay straight and level. How it works ## From first call in Henley-on-Thames to a finished fit - Step 01 ### Free site visit We come to you, measure the room properly and talk through what you actually need it to do. No charge and no obligation. - Step 02 ### Written fixed-price quote in 72 hours A clear, itemised price in writing within 72 hours of the visit, not a day rate and not a rough estimate. - Step 03 ### CAD design and sign-off Bespoke work is drawn in CAD so you can see the finished layout, proportions and internals before anything is cut. - Step 04 ### Built and sprayed in our workshop Machining, assembly and spray finishing all happen at Blackbarn Farm in Ipsden, around six weeks from order for bespoke furniture. - Step 05 ### Fitted and finished on site Corey fits the work himself, scribing to the room, with our electrician brought in where the job needs one. The site is left clean. Questions ## Media Units in Henley-on-Thames: common questions Can you build a media wall around a working fireplace in Henley?Yes, we regularly build media units either side of working and decorative fireplaces in Henley reception rooms, keeping clearances around the flue to a safe standard while setting the joinery out from the fireplace surround so it reads as one considered design. Who wires the sockets and cables for a media unit?Electrical work for media units, including sockets, aerial and data points, is carried out by the qualified electrician we work with, not by us directly. Positions are agreed at the CAD design stage before any first fix takes place. Will the AV equipment overheat inside a closed media unit?It should not, because we size and ventilate equipment bays specifically for the AV gear you own, which is one of the most common failures in off-the-shelf or poorly designed media furniture that lacks proper airflow. How much does a bespoke media wall cost in Henley-on-Thames?Media wall costs in Henley depend on the run's length, materials, electrical coordination and finish, so we confirm pricing after a survey. You get a written fixed-price quote within 72 hours, with no estimate that changes later. Can a media wall be fitted in a listed Henley property?Yes, though if the chimney breast or surrounding fabric is part of a listed building's protected features, any consent needed to alter it is the homeowner's responsibility to confirm with South Oxfordshire District Council before we finalise the design. ## Media Units in nearby towns and villages - media units in Didcot - media units in Abingdon-on-Thames - media units in Goring-on-Thames ## Other work we do in Henley-on-Thames - fitted wardrobes in Henley-on-Thames - kitchen fitting in Henley-on-Thames - garden rooms in Henley-on-Thames - fitted bedrooms & furniture in Henley-on-Thames ## Design your Henley media wall Book a free site visit and we will survey the room, coordinate the electrics and return a CAD design with a fixed-price quote within 72 hours. 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